About Machhgar Village

Machhgar is one of the larger villages in Ballabgarh tehsil, in the district of Faridabad, Haryana. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,214, made up of 2,802 males and 2,412 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 861 females per 1000 males. The village covers 481 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 121004, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Machhgar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Machhgar village
Description	Value
State	Haryana
District	Faridabad
Tehsil	Ballabgarh
Pincode	121004
Area (hectares)	481 hectares
Population	5,214
Male Population	2,802
Female Population	2,412
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	861
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Machhgar compares

By the 2011 count Machhgar is the 9th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,568 residents. Its 481 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 880.

Getting to Machhgar

Machhgar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Machhgar as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Machhgar from other places

Machhgar lies about 12 km from Faridabad, and the nearest railway station is Raja Nahar Singh, about 6.3 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Machhgar
Tehsil headquarters	Ballabgarh	5.3 km
Nearest railway station	Raja Nahar Singh	6.3 km
District headquarters	Faridabad	12 km

Villages closest to Machhgar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ballabgarh tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Machhgar

As per the Census of India 2011, Machhgar village had a population of 5,214. That makes it the 9th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,568 residents.

Machhgar village has 2,802 males and 2,412 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Machhgar has about 861 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 880.

The pincode recorded for Machhgar is 121004. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Machhgar covers 481 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Machhgar falls under Ballabgarh tehsil of Faridabad district in Haryana.

The nearest railway station to Machhgar is Raja Nahar Singh, about 6.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Machhgar.

Machhgar is about 12 km from Faridabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Machhgar is in Ballabgarh tehsil of Faridabad district. Ballabgarh is about 5.3 km away. Raja Nahar Singh is about 6.3 km away. Faridabad is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.